Almost all UN bodies that produce sales publications make most or all of these resources freely available online. Links to masthead documents and Official Records appear throughout the UN’s many sites, but the documents themselves are usually available only in ODS. The principal topics of UN information include the following: human rights, including civil, political, cultural, economic, and social rights; international and national security; sustainable economic development; the environment; international law; and humanitarian affairs.

Almost all UN bodies that produce sales publications make most or all of these resources freely available online. Links to masthead documents and Official Records appear throughout the UN’s many sites, but the documents themselves are usually available only in ODS. The principal topics of UN information include the following: human rights, including civil, political, cultural, economic, and social rights; international and national security; sustainable economic development; the environment; international law; and humanitarian affairs.

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The UN depository program and what it distributes:

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== The UN depository program and what it distributes ==

The UN has about 400 depository libraries around the world. Information on the program is available at http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/deplib/index.html.

The UN has about 400 depository libraries around the world. Information on the program is available at http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/deplib/index.html.

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Does the UN sell its own publications?

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== Does the UN sell its own publications? ==

All sales publications and Official Records can be purchased from UN Publications.

All sales publications and Official Records can be purchased from UN Publications.

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Vendors that distribute UN documents and publications:

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== Vendors that distribute UN documents and publications ==

Renouf Publishing Company [LINK TO ENTRY ON Renouf]

Renouf Publishing Company [LINK TO ENTRY ON Renouf]

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UN blanket and standing orders:

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== UN blanket and standing orders ==

UN Publications makes all Official Records and sales publications, as well as particular monographic series and serial titles, available via standing order. The sales publication categories and their codes are as follows:

UN Publications makes all Official Records and sales publications, as well as particular monographic series and serial titles, available via standing order. The sales publication categories and their codes are as follows:

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XX United Nations Children's Fund

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== Approval plan ==

None

None

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Subscription databases:

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== Subscription databases ==

COMTRADE

COMTRADE

Contains more than 700 million records covering over 40 years of detailed trade information.

Contains more than 700 million records covering over 40 years of detailed trade information.

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Source: https://unp.un.org/catalogue_online_databases.aspx.

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== Principal serials ==

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African Statistical Yearbook

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Compendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statistics

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Demographic Yearbook

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Economic Report on Africa

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Energy Statistics Yearbook

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Global E-Government Readiness Report

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Global Environment Outlook

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Human Development Report

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Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook

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Information Economy Report

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International Trade Statistics Yearbook

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Least Developed Countries Report

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Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

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Progress of the World’s Women

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REFWORLD

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Report on the World Social Situation

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State of the World’s Children

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State of World Population

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Statistical Yearbook

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Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Treaty Series

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UN Chronicle

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UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics

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UNCITRAL Yearbook

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United Nations Disarmament Yearbook

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World Drug Report

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Yearbook of the International Law Commission

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Yearbook of the United Nations

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The languages of its products:

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*African Statistical Yearbook

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*Compendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statistics

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*Demographic Yearbook

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*Economic Report on Africa

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*Energy Statistics Yearbook

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*Global E-Government Readiness Report

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*Global Environment Outlook

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*Human Development Report

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*Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook

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*Information Economy Report

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*International Trade Statistics Yearbook

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*Least Developed Countries Report

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*Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

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*Progress of the World’s Women

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*REFWORLD

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*Report on the World Social Situation

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*State of the World’s Children

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*State of World Population

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*Statistical Yearbook

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*Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

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*Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean

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*Treaty Series

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*UN Chronicle

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*UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics

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*UNCITRAL Yearbook

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*United Nations Disarmament Yearbook

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*World Drug Report

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*Yearbook of the International Law Commission

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*Yearbook of the United Nations

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== The languages of its products ==

Almost all UN information resources are available in English. The exceptions include more than 100 monographs issued in Spanish each year by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Many UN publications are available in only English and French, or English, French, and Spanish.

Almost all UN information resources are available in English. The exceptions include more than 100 monographs issued in Spanish each year by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Many UN publications are available in only English and French, or English, French, and Spanish.

UN policy mandates that all masthead documents and Official Records be issued in the United Nations’ official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. However, the UN has fallen short of this ideal.

UN policy mandates that all masthead documents and Official Records be issued in the United Nations’ official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. However, the UN has fallen short of this ideal.

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Copyright/public domain:

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== Copyright/public domain ==

All sales publications are protected by copyright. Masthead documents and Official Records are in the public domain.

All sales publications are protected by copyright. Masthead documents and Official Records are in the public domain.

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Indexes to its publications:

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== Indexes to its publications ==

United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS)

United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS)

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AccessUN, a product of Readex, contains records for thousands of items not represented in UNBIS or ODS.

AccessUN, a product of Readex, contains records for thousands of items not represented in UNBIS or ODS.

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New title RSS feeds and e-mail newsletters:

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== New title RSS feeds and e-mail newsletters ==

The UN Publications main page includes a link to a customized e-mail notification service providing announcements of new titles. Click on Subscribe to our E-news in the left sidebar.

The UN Publications main page includes a link to a customized e-mail notification service providing announcements of new titles. Click on Subscribe to our E-news in the left sidebar.

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Quirks:

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== Quirks ==

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• UN depository libraries may receive a 25 percent discount on all nondepository publications and databases they order or subscribe to. However, this applies only to purchases made using a single, designated account. It publications are ordered using any other account, UN Publications will charge the full price for those items.

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*UN depository libraries may receive a 25 percent discount on all nondepository publications and databases they order or subscribe to. However, this applies only to purchases made using a single, designated account. It publications are ordered using any other account, UN Publications will charge the full price for those items.

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• All orders must include sales publication numbers.

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*All orders must include sales publication numbers.

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• The search function on the UN Publications site requires exact matches in all instances. This applies even to punctuation. For example, while there are several matches for ‘earth’s living’, there is none for ‘earths living’.

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*The search function on the UN Publications site requires exact matches in all instances. This applies even to punctuation. For example, while there are several matches for ‘earth’s living’, there is none for ‘earths living’.

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Does this IGO explicitly state how long electronic documents remain on its web site?

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== Does this IGO explicitly state how long electronic documents remain on its web site? ==

All masthead documents and Official Records will remain in ODS permanently. There is no policy on the retention of web pages and digital sales publications that can be accessed on various UN sites.

All masthead documents and Official Records will remain in ODS permanently. There is no policy on the retention of web pages and digital sales publications that can be accessed on various UN sites.

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Preservation/digital archiving program

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== Preservation/digital archiving program ==

ODS is the UN’s digital archive for masthead documents and Official Records.

ODS is the UN’s digital archive for masthead documents and Official Records.

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Publication information for subsidiary bodies:

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== Publication information for subsidiary bodies ==

For detailed information on information resources of major UN bodies, follow these links:

For detailed information on information resources of major UN bodies, follow these links:

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Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

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Links to other sites with useful information on this organization

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== Links to other sites with useful information on this organization ==

United Nations

United Nations

Revision as of 20:49, 11 June 2007

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues [1].

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC; CEPAL)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Functional Commissions

Commission for Social Development (CSD)

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)

Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Commission on Population and Development (CPD)

Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)

Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Statistical Commission

Secretariat:

Office of the Secretary-General (OSG)

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island ***Developing States (OHRLLS)

Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA)

Department for the General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM)

Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Department of Political Affairs (DPA)

Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)

Department of Public Information (DPI)

Programs and Funds:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations Relief and World Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

World Food Programme (WFP)

Research Institutes:

International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

United Nations University (UNU)

United Nations University Press

What's available on its web site

Almost all UN bodies that produce sales publications make most or all of these resources freely available online. Links to masthead documents and Official Records appear throughout the UN’s many sites, but the documents themselves are usually available only in ODS. The principal topics of UN information include the following: human rights, including civil, political, cultural, economic, and social rights; international and national security; sustainable economic development; the environment; international law; and humanitarian affairs.

The UN depository program and what it distributes

Does the UN sell its own publications?

All sales publications and Official Records can be purchased from UN Publications.

Vendors that distribute UN documents and publications

Renouf Publishing Company [LINK TO ENTRY ON Renouf]

UN blanket and standing orders

UN Publications makes all Official Records and sales publications, as well as particular monographic series and serial titles, available via standing order. The sales publication categories and their codes are as follows:

Code Category Name
0 UNIDIR and Miscellaneous Publications
II.A Business, Economics, Science and Technology
II.B Economic Development
II.C World Economy
II.D Trade, Finance and Commerce
II.E Economic Commission for Europe
II.F Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
II.G Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean
II.H Public Administration
II.K Economic Commission for Africa
II.L Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
III.A United Nations University
III.B United Nations Development Programme
III.C International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
III.D United Nations Environment Programme
III.E United Nations Industry and Development Organization
III.H United Nations Population Fund
III.N United Nations Inter-regional Crime and Justice Research institute
III.P International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
III.Q United Nations Human Settlements Programme
III.R United Nations Office for Project Services
III.S International Organization for Migration
III.T International Trade Centre
III.U Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
III.W International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
III.Y United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
IV Social Questions
V International Law
VII Security Council and Peacekeeping Operations
VIII Transport and Communications
IX Disarmament and Atomic Energy
X International Administration
XI Narcotic Drugs (including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
XIII Demography
XIV Human Rights (including Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
XV United Nations Institute for Training and Research
XVI Public Finance and Fiscal Questions
XVII International Statistics
XX United Nations Children's Fund

Approval plan

None

Subscription databases

COMTRADE
Contains more than 700 million records covering over 40 years of detailed trade information.

United Nations Treaty Collection
The Collection consists mainly of the digitized treaties contained in the Treaty Series, which contains the international agreements of international governmental organizations (IGOs) and member states.

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (MBS) Online
MBS Online presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, prices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade and finance. A subscription to the printed version of MBS includes access to the MBS Online.

The languages of its products

Almost all UN information resources are available in English. The exceptions include more than 100 monographs issued in Spanish each year by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Many UN publications are available in only English and French, or English, French, and Spanish.

UN policy mandates that all masthead documents and Official Records be issued in the United Nations’ official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. However, the UN has fallen short of this ideal.

Copyright/public domain

All sales publications are protected by copyright. Masthead documents and Official Records are in the public domain.

Indexes to its publications

United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS)
UNBIS is, in effect, the catalog of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at UN Headquarters. Unfortunately, many of the Library’s holdings—particularly those issued before 1980—are not represented in this database. UNBIS records for masthead documents and Official Records frequently provide links to full-text documents in the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS).

AccessUN
AccessUN, a product of Readex, contains records for thousands of items not represented in UNBIS or ODS.

New title RSS feeds and e-mail newsletters

The UN Publications main page includes a link to a customized e-mail notification service providing announcements of new titles. Click on Subscribe to our E-news in the left sidebar.

Quirks

UN depository libraries may receive a 25 percent discount on all nondepository publications and databases they order or subscribe to. However, this applies only to purchases made using a single, designated account. It publications are ordered using any other account, UN Publications will charge the full price for those items.

All orders must include sales publication numbers.

The search function on the UN Publications site requires exact matches in all instances. This applies even to punctuation. For example, while there are several matches for ‘earth’s living’, there is none for ‘earths living’.

Does this IGO explicitly state how long electronic documents remain on its web site?

All masthead documents and Official Records will remain in ODS permanently. There is no policy on the retention of web pages and digital sales publications that can be accessed on various UN sites.

Preservation/digital archiving program

ODS is the UN’s digital archive for masthead documents and Official Records.

Publication information for subsidiary bodies

For detailed information on information resources of major UN bodies, follow these links:

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC; CEPAL)
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)